说一口流利的话不只是说正确. 这是关于选择有影响力的词语, 以及影响人们的思想和感受. 如果您学习优秀演讲者的习惯, 您会听到他们有效地使用强调. A great speaker won’t just say he “recommends” something. 代替, he might say he “strongly recommends” something. That word “strongly” triples the impact.
But how would you know that we say “strongly recommend” and not “heavily recommend” or “deeply recommend?” Well, “strongly recommend” is the natural combination of words that native speakers use. 这些自然的单词组合称为搭配. 搭配只是母语人士通常一起使用的两个或多个单词. 您可以学习强调的搭配，听起来更自然，并增强您所说内容的影响力.
欢迎回到Business English Pod，今天的课程 商务英语搭配used to emphasize a point.
If you want to make an impact when you speak, you need to learn the importance of emphasis. 我的意思是, if sales increased, that’s great. But what if they increased a lot? Or you might be concerned about something, but what if you’re very concerned? “A lot” and “very” are used for emphasis. But you don’t want to only use “a lot” and “very.” If you use any word or expression too much, it will lose its impact.
在本课中, we’ll listen to the end of a presentation about the financial performance of an airline. The speaker is talking about what the company can expect to see in the coming year. And during the presentation, as well as during the question and answer session, the speakers give emphasis to their ideas using “collocations.”
A collocation is just a pair or group of words that go together naturally. 例如, instead of saying something “increased a lot,” you can say it “increased sharply.” The words “increase” and “sharply” often go together. And if you want to say you are “very concerned,” you can say “deeply concerned.” That’s a natural way of emphasizing the idea of being “concerned.”
Native speakers use these word combinations naturally. And if you want to sound natural, it’s a good idea to learn these collocations. 当您听对话时, try to pick out some of these collocations, 我们稍后会在汇报中讨论它们.
在对话框中, we’ll hear Leo, the presenter, talking about some of the key financial indicators the airline uses to track its performance. We’ll also hear two managers, Rita and Mike, ask questions at the end of the presentation.
听力问题
1. What does Leo say the company has achieved in terms of costs? 2. How does Rita feel about the positive attitude concerning profits? 3. What does Leo say about non-fuel cost growth in their company, compared to other companies?
